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It is said that after Zhao Yingfu threw the Royal Academy to Fan Zhongyan, he has been busy with the construction of the new army, and he has relied on Fan Zhongyan to take care of it in the past few years.

Fan Zhongyan was grateful for Zhao's kindness, and he had been working diligently, and the Royal Academy was also well organized by him. Over the years, the reputation of the Royal Academy has gradually spread, and many students from all over the world have come to study, and the number of students has reached nearly 1,000, faintly having the momentum of the first college of the Great Song Dynasty.

Although Zhao Yingfu did not have much time to pay attention to the daily affairs of the college, he still found time to impart several modern knowledge of his "Wentaibao", and kept compiling various books and storing them in the college library. Through everyone's efforts, the library of the Royal Academy has increased its collection day by day, and the total number of books is approaching 10,000.

The Royal College Library has won great praise from students for its large collection of books and profound knowledge. The collection contains the basic knowledge and advanced knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography and other subjects compiled by Zhao Huili, and also purchased various famous literary works and history books from all over the country at a high price, and even Song Zhenzong donated part of the royal collection in response to his son's request. It can be said that the library of the Royal Academy of the Great Song Dynasty at this time was second to none in the entire Great Song Dynasty.

Of course, people who can see this knowledge still have a certain amount of exquisiteness, and they can't put in people who are still hostile elements.

In the past few years since the establishment of the school, the Royal Academy has really produced a few talents, although everyone has only just begun to learn the basics, but it is undeniable that there are some anti-heaven existences in this world. In addition to Zhao Ying's "Wen Taibao", they received new knowledge earlier and were talented, and they have entered a more in-depth research stage at this moment. Among the many students, there are also a few unique guys.

Bi Sheng, an ordinary person, used to be a printing craftsman, studious and diligent in thinking. Hearing about the purpose of the establishment of the Royal Academy, the ghost sent a god to quit his job and wanted to run to study. Luckily, he was admitted to the academy with his ability, and he usually worked in the academy to support himself, while trying his best to learn the knowledge he was interested in.

Fan Zhongyan accidentally discovered Bi Sheng's existence, was moved by his efforts, and thought that he would have been a bitter existence if he hadn't been appreciated by His Royal Highness. For this ordinary person who is a few years older than himself and is in his fifties, he can enter the academy to study quietly, which impresses him, and he usually tries to help him as much as possible.

In addition to this Bi Sheng, there are also two strange characters in the Royal Academy, that is, Yan Su and Zeng Gongliang. There is not much difference in age between the two of them, both are young men in their twenties, and they were born as scholars. Especially this Yansu, he was admitted to the Jinshi two years ago, which is amazing. The reason why he is said to be a strange person is for a reason, this thing is not good to be an official after being admitted to the Jinshi, and after hearing about the Royal Academy, he resigned and came to the academy to mix, for which Fan Zhongyan scolded him a lot.

The rules of the Royal Academy are very strict, even those second-generation officials dare not slack off, after all, this is the territory of the largest second-generation official-Zhao Benefit. But those who really study hard have to count the three guys Bi Sheng, Yan Su and Zeng Gongliang. As soon as they had free time, they were allowed to soak in the library, and after a long time, the three of them became good friends. Usually read books together, talk together, although everyone has different preferences, but they all like to share their experiences with each other.

The three of them have achieved very good results in several examinations in the academy, and the "three masters" of the Royal Academy are praised as good.

"Two virtuous brothers! Brother, this is old, unlike you who are still young, looking at this room full of precious books, I really want to be young for decades! Bi Sheng, who was in his prime, sighed to Yan Su and Zeng Gongliang in front of him.

"Brother Bi, we also sigh with emotion! After reading these books of His Royal Highness, I have that feeling of sudden enlightenment, many things that I didn't understand before, I have found the answer here, and I really regret that I didn't see these books earlier. Zeng Gongliang took over and said.

"Haha...... Brother Xian, if you want to see it, you have to see it! Did you know? These books are all written by His Royal Highness the Prince, and it is rumored that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a heaven-given thaumaturgy, which seems to be true! Look at these books, which mortals can know, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really the ears of heaven! Do you know why I resigned and came here, because I have carefully observed what His Highness has done, and found that there is something beyond ordinary people, and I am convinced that His Highness is indeed possessed of thaumaturgy. Yan Su said mysteriously to the two friends.

"And this?" Bi Sheng and Zeng Gongliang asked in surprise.

After all, royal affairs are rarely spread among ordinary people, and Yan Su only knew about them after being an official for a few years, so it was reasonable for them to be surprised.

"Of course, don't you look at the magical knowledge you used to have!" Yan Su said affirmatively.

"That's right, brother, I've been a printer all my life. You don't know! How cumbersome is it for us to print a book now, it takes a lot of effort just to stereotype, and a book has to be re-engraved, but if you make a mistake, it will be wasted, and it will be time-consuming. Bi Sheng paused, as if recalling his past years, and then continued: "Brother, I just thought, can we think of a way to engrave the words we can use on a small object, and arrange them when we want to use them, so as to avoid the repetition of the stereotyped process, and greatly save the cost of time." ”

"Big brother, you have a great idea! I think it's completely feasible, and I must support my brother to complete this great work, so that we scholars will be blessed in the future. The younger brother still has a little experience in the skills of the mechanism, and he also has a little surplus money, so if the elder brother needs it, just ask. Yan Su listened to Bi Sheng's words, his head turned slightly, and he saw the broad prospects of this idea and expressed his full support.

Zeng Gongliang didn't lag behind, and hurriedly said: "Big brother, little brother also supports you, you can speak whatever you want!" ”

"Speaking of which, I really need the help of two virtuous brothers! You also know that the old brother has no money, and he still needs a certain amount of money to make this attempt. Brother, I've been thinking about this for a long time, and I came here to study to find some way, not to mention, I really found it. But let the two virtuous brothers spend money on this, brother, I can't bear it in my heart! Bi Sheng said embarrassedly.

"Where does the old brother say, friends have the righteousness of wealth! Ours is yours, and besides, this is a great thing for a thousand years, and we are also blessed by my brother! Yan Su said enthusiastically.

"That's it, it's ......," Zeng Gongliang also echoed.

"Then the old brother, I thank the two virtuous brothers, the two virtuous brothers come with me, this is the plan that the elder brother I have written over the years, the two of you will take a look at it, and give one or two guidance to the elder brother." Bi Sheng pointed to the experimental plan on his desk and said to the two.

"My idea is that let's find a kind of wood suitable for carving, make them into small squares of the same size, and carve common characters on them. When needed, take out the corresponding words, put them in a box, and fix them, so that they can be printed. Bi Sheng briefly explained his thoughts to the two.

Yan Su still has a certain amount of research in terms of ingenuity, and after a little silence, he said: "I think the idea of the old brother is feasible, and the old brother must be very good at engraving and printing." As for typography, I've seen a potion that can dip things, and my brother suddenly had an idea, can we apply the potion to a wooden frame, so that the carved words can be stained on it. ”

"Good! That's it, let's get to work! Zeng Gongliang's personality is relatively impatient, and he wants to start working as soon as he pats his head.

So the three of them dispersed, busy preparing for related matters.

A few days later, the three of them met with the things they had prepared, and Bi Sheng took out the samples and printing tools he had made, and the three of them began to get busy. The three of them are full of information and ready to reap the joy of success, but the reality has poured cold water on them, and the printing effect has a certain deviation from what they imagined, and the most pitiful thing is that the lettering stained in the template is actually difficult to pick off, which is inconvenient to use in the future.

The trio's first attempt ended in failure, but they were not ordinary people after all, and they were not discouraged, but sat down together to discuss countermeasures.

"Brother, think about it, is there any difference between you being stereotyped together and the current one? Why is it that the words we printed this time are not effective? Yan Su looked at the slightly deformed words printed out, his brows furrowed, he thought it was a very simple thing, but it was not as easy as he imagined, and asked the experienced Bi Sheng as he spoke.

Bi Sheng took the lettering and looked at it carefully, and finally found the problem and said: "Two virtuous brothers, I understand, together, we carved a large piece of the stereotype, and I really didn't find this problem." You two take a look, this cube of wood seems to be a little out of shape after being stained with ink! ”

"That's true! If you don't look closely, you really can't find it, and the wood and the wood are too tightly adhered to the potion, so it's hard to disassemble. I remember when I saw someone else using this potion, I roasted it with fire and then it was released, but we can't roast wood with fire? Yan Su wanted the two of them to raise their own questions.

"It's also ha, we have to think about it, what is not afraid of fire?" Zeng Gongliang also tilted his head and thought hard.

"Something that is not afraid of fire...... Think about it, by the way, isn't iron afraid of fire soon? ”

"Iron is not afraid of fire, but it is not easy to carve!" Bi Sheng vetoed Zeng Gongliang's proposal.

Yan Su looked at the teacup in his hand, his eyes were deeply attracted by it, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "I thought of it!" ”

The two looked at him in amazement and asked in unison, "What is it?" ”

Yan Su raised the teacup in his hand and said: "That's it, you see, isn't this porcelain calcined by fire, we can also use clay to make lettering molds!" ”

"yes, I didn't think of that!" Zeng Gongliang began to babble again.

"Okay, brother, I'll make a few samples out of clay first, and then find a ceramic factory to burn them. Since this potion needs to be heated before it can be separated, can we put this font on an iron plate, so that it will be easy to remove it after using the fire to bake the iron plate. Bi Sheng ignored Xiao Zeng, who was startled, and took Yan Su's words and said.

So, the three of them began to try the next step......

Another month later.

"It's done, it's done...... Come and take a look! Bi Sheng shouted at Yan Su and Zeng Gongliang.

Hearing this, the two quickly gathered around Bi Sheng, picked up the printed paper and looked at it carefully, feeling that the effect was really good.

According to the method envisioned, everyone put the stereotype on the fire and roasted it properly, and the potion really dissolved, and the character mold was easily taken out, completely achieving the effect that everyone imagined.

The three of them happily took these works and hurried to Fan Zhongyan's office to give a perfect performance in front of him.

Fan Zhongyan was also deeply shocked by their thoughts, and said to them excitedly: "Good, good, good!" You really didn't study in vain, you didn't live up to Your Highness's expectations, and you know how to apply what you have learned, which is very good! Go down and write down your printing method in detail, and the Superintendent must personally present it to His Highness. ”

"No!" The three of them replied in unison, and then happily found a place to celebrate each other......